Feeding mechanism for cork-cutting machines.



G. B. STANTON. FEEDING MECHANISM FOR CORK CUTTING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1914.

Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

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sheets of cork in the feed mechanism so as i ED SI M- T OFFICE CYRUS STANTON, OFNEW YORK, N. Y.

FEEDING MECHANISM FOR coma-comma MACHINES.

To all whom it meta c mm.-

i of being made in var1ous' sizesso as to be A larly described withreference to the acc'om- I "Be it known that 1,.CYRUSV B. STANTON,

ai citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York,borough ofBrooklyn, county ofKing's, and State of New. York, have invented a certain new and'u'seful 1m pr'ovement in Feeding Mechanism for Cork- Cutting Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This inventionlrelates to a class of devices adapted to bensed with machines for cutting disks 'of'c'ork." p I fMy inventionhas for its object primarily to provide a'feeding mechanism designed to be employed in conjunctionflwith machines especially used for cutting *disksof cork, and which is of a form adapted to be operated in unison with the operation of the machine, whereby cork in sheets may be delivered to the machine so as to be cut into disksQof-suitable sizesfand shapes. This is accomplished mainly by providing frame in whichis reciprocably mounted *afcarrier provided with one, or anumber of fingers, or prongs adapted to intermittently deliver the sheets of cork'to the cutters of the machine for being out into disks when the machine isoperated. i

Another object of the invention is to provide means adapted to be connected tothe operative mechanism of the machine for impartinga reciprocatory movement to the carrier when the machineis operated; and still another object of the, invention is to provide means for yieldingly, retaining the to be properly fed by the delivery fingers.

A further object of the inventi'on 'is to provide a feed mechanism of simple and efficient construction, and. which is susceptible adapted for use in conjunction vwith machines of different types.

lViththese and [other objects in view, the invention will'be hereinafter-"more particupanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding 1 parts in all the views, and will then'b'e pointed outin madam at the end ,ofthe description.

In thedrawing, Figure 1isasideeleva-. tion, partlybroken away, of one form 'of' feed mechanism embodying my invention. Fig; 2" a top;plan"thereof. "Figf is a perspective view of thefeed mechanism with Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

i j Application filed January 2, 191a. Seria1No.'813,75S. 1

some parts removed therefrom. Fig. 4 is a perspectiveview of the preferred forms of the delivery elementsemployed in the mechanlsm, and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view, partly in section, showing a form of cork cutting machine with the feed mechanism asused in conjunction therewith.

The feed mechanism .has a frame 10 c0mposed of a lower longitudinally disposed bar 11 and an upper longitudinally disposed bar 12 which is spaced on vertical alinement from jthelower bar; On the same plane and spaced from the lower bar 11, is a second lower longitudinally disposed bar 13, and

also spaced onvertical alinement above the second lower baris a second longitudinally disposed upperbar 14. Connecting the rear end portions ofthe lower and upper bars lland 12 is a vertical upright 15, and connecting the rear end portions of the lower and upperbars 13 and 14 isanother vertical upright 16'. i

Provided between thecentral partsof the upr1ghts'15 and 16 is a transverse bar 17 through which is an opening communicatmg withthe opening through an apertured boss 18 extending from the rear surface of thetransverse bar'17. Through the openingsof the bar 17 and the boss 18is an adjustably disposedrod 19 of sufficient'length to extend inwardly of the frame 10 as well as projecting some distance rearwardly of said frame, and on the end of this rod is rigidly held a block 20. The block 20 is of a size to adaptit to'be aidjustably moved between two spaced vertically disposed opposed guides, or plates 21 and 22. The plate 21 has itsends secured respectively to the lower and upper longitudinal bars 11 and 12 intermediate the ends thereof, and the plate '22. has its ends secured. respectively tocorresponding parts of the lower and upper longitudinal bars '13 and 14:- Also between the plates 21-and 22 is a movable plate 23 which is approximately the same length as the "plates 21 and 22, and said plate 23 abuts against the block 20;

In'the. frame 10 is reciprocably mounted a carrier '24 having two vertically disposed spaced rods 25 and 26. The rod 25 is freely movable intwo r egistered openings, one of which is provided through the forward end "portion of, each of the bars 11 and 12, re-

spectively, of the frame, and the rod26 is freely movable in two registered openings provided through the forward end-portion of each of the bars 13 and 14, respectively.

The rods and 26 are of lengths so that their ends extend suitable distances below and above theside bars of the frame to avoid displacement therefrom When being reciprocated, and movable on the upper parts of these rods between the loWer and upper sidebars of the frame is a transverse bar31 which may be adjusted to suitable positions on seid rods through-the medium of set screws 39' and 83'. When at sheet of cork; as indicztted at 34 ,is delivered through the-machine the cork is passed between the I T upper side bers of the frame so as to lie 'g'gfziinstthe plate 2 3 to yieldingly retain,

the cork ege'inst, this plate, upon the trans verseherQSl proyidede spring 35. The

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with guides whereby a sheet of cork may be directed through the frame so as to be intermittently moved in'the path of the movement of the cutters of the machine, in ,combination With a carrier composed of two spaced rods mounted in the frame so as to be vertically reciprocated, a transverse bar held to the vertical rods, two spaced prongs vmounted on the transverse barso' as to be reciprocably moved when the carrier is reciprocated, and sald prongs being adapted to intermittently engage the sheet of cork for transmitting the cork between the guides and in front of the cutters, means provided on the reciprocable rods and normally forc ing the prongs in a direction to yieldingly engage the cork, a second'transverse bar also held to the reoiprocable rods, a Wheel pro- Ooples of this patent may he obtained for five cents each, by addressing Washington, D. 0.

vided on the transverse bar, and a circular disk eccentrically held on a shaft adapted to be connected to the cutting machine the disk in movable engagement so that the carrier Will be reciprocated in the frame when the disk is revolvedby the operation of the machine.

This specification signed and witnessed this twenty-first day of J anuarv A. D. 1914.

CYRUS B. STANTON.

Witnesses:

ROBT. B. ABBo'rT, M. ,DERMODY.

the Commissioner of Patents, 

